§281a — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can create the Nez Perce National Historical Park by naming sites on federal or non-federal land that show early Nez Perce life, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the fur trade, missionaries, gold mining and logging, the 1877 Nez Perce War, and other places tied to westward expansion. The park must include these 13 named places: Tolo Lake, Idaho; Looking Glass’ 1877 Campsite, Idaho; Buffalo Eddy, Washington and Idaho; Traditional Crossing Near Doug 11 So in original. Probably should be “Dug”. Bar, Oregon and Idaho; Camas Meadows Battle Sites, Idaho; Joseph Canyon Viewpoint, Oregon; Traditional Campsite at the Fork of the Lostine and Wallowa Rivers, Oregon; Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger, Washington; Nez Perce Campsites, Washington; Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana; Bear’s Paw Battleground, Montana; Canyon Creek, Montana; and Hasotino Village, Idaho.

Title 16, §281a

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To implement this purpose the Secretary of the Interior may designate as the Nez Perce National Historical Park various component sites in Federal and non-Federal ownership relating to the early Nez Perce culture, the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the area, the fur trade, missionaries, gold mining and logging, the Nez Perce war of 1877, and such other sites as he finds will depict the role of the Nez Perce country in the westward expansion of the Nation. Sites to be so designated shall include—

(1)Tolo Lake, Idaho;

(2)Looking Glass’ 1877 Campsite, Idaho;

(3)Buffalo Eddy, Washington and Idaho;

(4)Traditional Crossing Near Doug 11 So in original. Probably should be “Dug”. Bar, Oregon and Idaho;

(5)Camas Meadows Battle Sites, Idaho;

(6)Joseph Canyon Viewpoint, Oregon;

(7)Traditional Campsite at the Fork of the Lostine and Wallowa Rivers, Oregon;

(8)Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger, Washington;

(9)Nez Perce Campsites, Washington;

(10)Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana;

(11)Bear’s Paw Battleground, Montana;

(12)Canyon Creek, Montana; and

(13)Hasotino Village, Idaho;

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Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–576 inserted provision listing 13 sites to be designated as Nez Perce National Historical Park, as described in documents dated 1990 and 1991, and provision relating to lands added to Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana.

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Title 16, §281a

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